Santikos v. Hamilton-Turner Grocery Co.

This was a suit upon a note executed by appellant and payable to appel-lee, a private corporation. Appellee is engaged in the grocery business, and one Mel-latis was its customer. Mellatis failed in business, and was owing at the time something over $200 to appellee. Appellant is the nephew of Mellatis. At the request of W. H. Turner, vice president of appellee, appellant executed his note to appellee for $200, which was owing by Mellatis to appellee. The goods were not sold to Mellatis at the request of appellant, and there was no consideration for the execution of this note. Turner, who got…